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We finally devote an entire episode to the Nintendo 64! Mario 64, Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Goldeneye, Mario Kart 64, Banjo-Kazooie, Perfect Dark, Zelda: Majora's Mask and more as we reminisce on the launch of what was first known as the Ultra 64. Find Passion for Pixels Retro Gaming Podcast in Spotify, iTunes Stitcher or your preferred podcast app.  Subscribe to have our latest episode downloaded to your device, and please leave us a review in iTunes. Let us know what you think of the show at Passion for Pixels on Facebook, tweet us @passion_pixels or send us an e-mail at passionforpixels@thesofaiswaiting.com.

This episode covers a few different topics, such as games that didn't quite make our top 50 lists and we also talk about Tharald's new retro gaming PC build. We talk about midi synthesizer modules for retro gaming on the PC, like the Roland MT-32 and the Roland SC-55. Find Passion for Pixels Retro Gaming Podcast in Spotify, iTunes Stitcher or your preferred podcast app.  Subscribe to have our latest episode downloaded to your device, and please leave us a review in iTunes. Let us know what you think of the show at Passion for Pixels on Facebook, tweet us @passion_pixels or send us an e-mail at passionforpixels@thesofaiswaiting.com.

We have a special guest on this episode to talk about 90s PC gaming classics like Command & Conquer Red Alert, Monkey Island, MDK, Simon The Sorcerer 2, Wing Commander, Die By The Sword, Carmageddon 2 and Grim Fandango. We also get into some oddities like William Shatner's Tek War, talk about the lost potential of the Star Wars The Phantom Menace game and discuss classic graphics cards like the 3dfx Voodoo 2 and Voodoo Banshee. Find Passion for Pixels Retro Gaming Podcast in Spotify, iTunes Stitcher or your preferred podcast app.  Subscribe to have our latest episode downloaded to your device, and please leave us a review in iTunes. Let us know what you think of the show at Passion for Pixels on Facebook, tweet us @passion_pixels or send us an e-mail at passionforpixels@thesofaiswaiting.com.

We end up aligning on both Super Mario World, Final Fantasy VII, Tetris and Street Fighter as we count down the top spots of our 50 favourite games! For the number one spot we totally differ, and end up with an SNES and a PC classic. Have a listen to hear the entire lineup! And as promised in the episode, here is a link to The Story of Tetris by The Gaming Historian on Youtube. Let us know which games would make your top 50 list at the Passion for Pixels Retro Gaming Podcast Facebook page! Find Passion for Pixels Retro Gaming Podcast in Spotify, iTunes Stitcher or your preferred podcast app.  Subscribe to have our latest episode downloaded to your device, and please leave us a review in iTunes. Let us know what you think of the show at Passion for Pixels on Facebook, tweet us @passion_pixels or send us an e-mail at passionforpixels@thesofaiswaiting.com.

We lean heavily into mid-90's Nintendo games in this episode, but also cover some newer PC games as we count down our top 50 favorite games from number 10 to 6! Let us know which games would make your top 50 list at the Passion for Pixels Retro Gaming Podcast Facebook page! Find Passion for Pixels Retro Gaming Podcast in Spotify, iTunes Stitcher or your preferred podcast app.  Subscribe to have our latest episode downloaded to your device, and please leave us a review in iTunes. Let us know what you think of the show at Passion for Pixels on Facebook, tweet us @passion_pixels or send us an e-mail at passionforpixels@thesofaiswaiting.com.

It's a retro gaming bonanza with NES, GameBoy, PlayStation, PC and more as we continue the countdown of our top 50 games! This time it's spot number 15 to 11. Let us know which games would make your top 50 list at the Passion for Pixels Retro Gaming Podcast Facebook page! Find Passion for Pixels Retro Gaming Podcast in Spotify, iTunes Stitcher or your preferred podcast app.  Subscribe to have our latest episode downloaded to your device, and please leave us a review in iTunes. Let us know what you think of the show at Passion for Pixels on Facebook, tweet us @passion_pixels or send us an e-mail at passionforpixels@thesofaiswaiting.com.

We cover classic games for the PC, NES, SNES, PlayStation and more as we continue the countdown of our top 50 games! This time we delve into our favorites from spot number 20 to 16. Let us know which games would make your top 50 list at the Passion for Pixels Retro Gaming Podcast Facebook page! Find Passion for Pixels Retro Gaming Podcast in Spotify, iTunes Stitcher or your preferred podcast app.  Subscribe to have our latest episode downloaded to your preferred device, and please leave us a review in iTunes. Let us know what you think of the show at Passion for Pixels on Facebook, tweet us @passion_pixels or send us an e-mail at passionforpixels@thesofaiswaiting.com.

It's a 1990's videogame bonanza in this episode, where we count down our favorite games from number 25-21. Let us know which games would make your top 50 list at the Passion for Pixels Retro Gaming Podcast Facebook page! Find Passion for Pixels Retro Gaming Podcast in Spotify, iTunes Stitcher or your preferred podcast app.  Subscribe to have our latest episode downloaded to your preferred device, and please leave us a review in iTunes. Let us know what you think of the show at Passion for Pixels on Facebook, tweet us @passion_pixels or send us an e-mail at passionforpixels@thesofaiswaiting.com.

Classic games for the PC, PlayStation, NES and SNES all make appearances as we count down our favourite games from number 30 to 26! Let us know which games would make your top 50 list at the Passion for Pixels Retro Gaming Podcast Facebook page! Find Passion for Pixels Retro Gaming Podcast in Spotify, iTunes Stitcher or your preferred podcast app.  Subscribe to have our latest episode downloaded to your preferred device, and please leave us a review in iTunes. Let us know what you think of the show at Passion for Pixels on Facebook, tweet us @passion_pixels or send us an e-mail at passionforpixels@thesofaiswaiting.com.

Some very famous franchises and a forgotten gem from the early days of 3D platforming are among the picks in this weeks episode. Stay tuned as we count down the rest of our favourite games in future episodes. Let us know which games would make your top 50 list at the Passion for Pixels Retro Gaming Podcast Facebook page! DOWNLOAD PASSION FOR PIXELS RETRO GAMING PODCAST FROM ITUNES! Subscribe to have our latest episode downloaded to your preferred device, and please leave us a review in iTunes! Let us know what you think of the show at Passion for Pixels on Facebook, tweet us @passion_pixels or send us an e-mail at passionforpixels@thesofaiswaiting.com.

We jump in the wayback machine for most of the picks in this episode, as Stian and Danny counts down from 40 to 36 on their individual top 50 lists of their favourite games. Stay tuned as we count down the rest of the list in future episodes. Let us know which games would make your top 50 list at the Passion for Pixels Retro Gaming Podcast Facebook page! DOWNLOAD PASSION FOR PIXELS RETRO GAMING PODCAST FROM ITUNES! Subscribe to have our latest episode downloaded to your preferred device, and please leave us a review in iTunes! Let us know what you think of the show at Passion for Pixels on Facebook, tweet us @passion_pixels or send us an e-mail at passionforpixels@thesofaiswaiting.com.

The countdown continues! Stian and Danny compares their individual picks for number 45 to 41, on the lists of their 50 favorite games. A lot of late 1990's favorites have found their way onto the lists this time. Stay tuned as we count down the rest of the list in future episodes. Let us know which games would make your top 50 list at the Passion for Pixels Retro Gaming Podcast Facebook page! DOWNLOAD PASSION FOR PIXELS RETRO GAMING PODCAST FROM ITUNES! Subscribe to have our latest episode downloaded to your preferred device, and please leave us a review in iTunes! Let us know what you think of the show at Passion for Pixels on Facebook, tweet us @passion_pixels or send us an e-mail at passionforpixels@thesofaiswaiting.com.

We finally did it! Here is the beginning of Passion for Pixels' list of our 50 favorite videogames of all time. Stian and Danny compare number 50 to 46 on their individual top 50 lists in this initial episode. Join us down memory lane as we reminisce about our favorite gaming experiences from the 1980's until today. Also, one of Danny's choices is a real surprise! Stay tuned as we count down the rest of the list in future episodes. Let us know which games would make your top 50 list at the Passion for Pixels Retro Gaming Podcast Facebook page! DOWNLOAD PASSION FOR PIXELS RETRO GAMING PODCAST FROM ITUNES! Subscribe to have our latest episode downloaded to your preferred device, and please leave us a review in iTunes! Let us know what you think of the show at Passion for Pixels on Facebook, tweet us @passion_pixels or send us an e-mail at passionforpixels@thesofaiswaiting.com.

Stranded on a desert island for the rest of your life with only three videogames! Which ones do you pick and what are the considerations you need to make? Stian and Danny talk about their individual choices and what makes a great desert island game. Let us know which games you would bring to a desert island on the Passion for Pixels Retro Gaming Podcast Facebook page! DOWNLOAD PASSION FOR PIXELS RETRO GAMING PODCAST FROM ITUNES! Subscribe to have our latest episode downloaded to your preferred device, and please leave us a review in iTunes! Let us know what you think of the show at Passion for Pixels on Facebook, tweet us @passion_pixels or send us an e-mail at passionforpixels@thesofaiswaiting.com.

Stian and Danny continues their chronological journey through the different eras of computer and video games, figuring out what they appreciate the most and the least about each of the generations and what defines each era of gaming. This time around it's the 16-bit era and onwards, with consoles like the Super Nintendo, Sega Mega Drive, TurboGrafx-16, Sony PlayStation and more! Let us know which generation of consoles is your favourite at the Passion for Pixels Retro Gaming Podcast Facebook page. DOWNLOAD PASSION FOR PIXELS RETRO GAMING PODCAST FROM ITUNES! Subscribe to have our latest episode downloaded to your preferred device, and please leave us a review in iTunes! Follow Passion for Pixels on Facebook to join the retro gaming discussion! Have an opinion? Tweet us @passion_pixels or send us an e-mail at passionforpixels@thesofaiswaiting.com.

Stian and Danny are doing a chronological journey through the different eras of computer and video games, figuring out what they appreciate the most and the least about each of the generations and what defines each era of gaming. This first episode covers the late 1970s until the early 1990s. Consoles like the Commodore 64, Nintendo NES and other classics from the golden age of 8-bit games are covered in this episode. Stay tuned next time, when Danny and Stian covers the 16-bit era, the first 3D games and more. Let us know which generation of consoles is your favourite at the Passion for Pixels Retro Gaming Podcast Facebook page. DOWNLOAD PASSION FOR PIXELS RETRO GAMING PODCAST FROM ITUNES! Subscribe to have our latest episode downloaded to your preferred device, and please leave us a review in iTunes! Follow Passion for Pixels on Facebook to join the retro gaming discussion! Have an opinion? Tweet us @passion_pixels or send us an e-mail at passionforpixels@thesofaiswaiting.com.

We alle love retro games, but which commodities from modern video games would you like to bring back in your time machine and hand over to Shigeru Miyamoto in 1983? Let us know which game mechanics you appreciate the most in modern games and would like to implement in retro games at the Passion for Pixels Retro Gaming Podcast Facebook page. DOWNLOAD PASSION FOR PIXELS RETRO GAMING PODCAST FROM ITUNES! Subscribe to have our latest episode downloaded to your preferred device, and please leave us a review in iTunes! Follow Passion for Pixels on Facebook to join the retro gaming discussion! Have an opinion? Tweet us @passion_pixels or send us an e-mail at passionforpixels@thesofaiswaiting.com.

From the yellow circle with a mouth, via the overalls wearing plumber to the blue porcupine and the marsupial in jorts - mascots in videogames give personality to lifeless hardware. They embody the whole personality of a console, like family friendly Mario for the Super Nintendo or the rad and edgy Sonic for the Sega Genesis and Mega Drive. They also sometimes spectacularily fail at reaching fame, like Awesome Possum. We look at which mascots made it and which didn't, how they did so and why they were the most powerful marketing tools of the retro gaming era. We also talk about mascots then and now - from the humanoid animals of the 1990's to the more realistic human characters which are the mascots of today's videogame generation. Let us know your favorite obscure videogame mascot at the Passion for Pixels Retro Gaming Podcast Facebook page. PASSION FOR PIXELS RETRO GAMING PODCAST IS AVAILABLE IN ITUNES! Subscribe to have our latest episode downloaded to your preferred device, and please leave us a review in iTunes! Follow Passion for Pixels on Facebook to join the retro gaming discussion! Have an opinion? Tweet us @passion_pixels or send us an e-mail at passionforpixels@thesofaiswaiting.com.

We're back! After a more than two year hiatus, Stian and Danny has returned to talk about retro games! This episode is about classic mini retro consoles such as the Nintendo Classic Mini, Super NES Classic Edition and the PlayStation Classic. Why did everyone and their grandmother suddenly go nuts for retro games when Nintendo decided to release an official emulator? What games should have been included, and which should have been left off? Which version of Street Fighter II is the best one, and why did they include different versions in Japan and North America/Europe? If Nintendo should have added a hockey game to the NES Classic, should it have been Blades of Steel or Ice Hockey? Who ever requested Balloon Fight? And does early polygonal 3D games from the PlayStation era hold up as well as the 2D pixel classics from the SNES? Listen in and let us know your opinion of the mini retro consoles at the Passion for Pixels Retro Gaming Podcast Facebook page. ALL OUR EPISODES ARE AVAILABLE FROM ITUNES! Subscribe to have our latest episode downloaded to your preferred device, and please leave us a review in iTunes! Follow Passion for Pixels on Facebook to join the retro gaming discussion! Have an opinion? Tweet us @passion_pixels or send us an e-mail at passionforpixels@thesofaiswaiting.com.

On this episode of retro gaming podcast Passion for Pixels, we have the pleasure of talking to Mo Gallagher, author of the Final Fantasy VII novels A New Threat, The Man in the Black Cloack and the upcoming The Cetran Legacy. Mo is working on a series of five novels which will span the entire storyline of Squaresoft's classic RPG. This is not your every day fanfiction author, Mo has over 30 000 followers in social media, and is considered one of the greatest video game fanfiction authors of our day! We talk to him about his love of Final Fantasy, what made him decide to undertake such a massive story, the challenges of adapting a video game into a book and how he has managed to garner a huge following of fans online. Mo Gallagher's Final Fantasy VII novels are available for free from Patreon. ALL OUR EPISODES ARE AVAILABLE FROM ITUNES! Subscribe to have our latest episode downloaded to your preferred device, and please leave us a review in iTunes! Follow Passion for Pixels on Facebook to join the retro gaming discussion! Have an opinion? Tweet us @passion_pixels or send us an e-mail at passionforpixels@thesofaiswaiting.com.